We provide support towards the protection of Zimbabwe’s wildlife in the Zambezi River Valley’s Protected Areas under the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. These collectively include UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and two Trans Frontier Conservation Areas

Help us to return water to the 30 Remotely based Rangers and their families at Mkanga Ranger Post, in Zimbabwe’s Chewore Safari Area. The single solar-powered water pump that provides water to this field station has failed. These Rangers are our front-line of defence towards continued protection of globally endangered species such as Elephant, Lion, Pangolin, and Leopard. Our Partner in wildlife conservation efforts UK CONSERVATION ZAMBEZI is raising funds to provide for a new solar-powered water pumping system so that these remote rangers can continue their dedicated work.

The Tashinga Initiative addresses needs identified within Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Region’s wildlife protected areas such as Ranger Antipoaching Operations and Training; Solar Power for water pumping and energy provision to Ranger stations; VHF and VSAT Communications across Middle and Lower Zambezi Valley protected areas; the building of new Ranger antipoaching bases, Ranger Outposts and Antipoaching Operations Centres; Infrastructure rehabilitation; support towards the deployment of Ranger patrols, the provision of vehicles and boats, Ranger child education, playground, and Ranger community well-being, focused on food security through all-important vegetable gardens.
Zimbabwe’s Wildlife Authority welcomes private sector investment in its unique protected areas which represent 13% of the country. Local and foreign NGO and private sector efforts through the past decades in support of ZPWMA have been key towards a more secure environment for its wildlife. Tashinga Initiative is proud to be a part of this protected effort for wildlife and depends strongly on Philanthropic support for its projects in Middle and Lower Zambezi’s wildlife protected areas.

THE TASHINGA INITIATIVE

We provide support to the protection of Zimbabwe’s wildlife in the Zambezi River Valley’s Protected Areas under the jurisdiction of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority. These collectively include UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites, Biosphere Reserves and two Trans Frontier Conservation Areas.

THE TRUST

Against the backdrop of highly intensified poaching scourge for ivory, rhino horn, bushmeat and fish the Project addresses the lack of operational capacity, illegal activity, unsustainable resource use and the needs of Ranger communities who are key to the ultimate protection of each National Park and Safari Area.

Inadequate budgets for conservation effort puts prize wildlife species, such as rhino and elephant at extremely high risk from poachers, and this risk currently is escalating. Despite all challenges, committed field Rangers continue to log high rates of arrests and convictions in their antipoaching operations. This is very much a result of generous donor support for these incredibly hardy, brave and determined Zimbabwean Rangers. The Trust has operated for 13 years.

AREAS WE OPERATE IN

Chewore

Sapi

Mana Pools

Hurungwe

Matusadona

Chizarira

IN PARTNERSHIP

The Trust is Harare-based, with hands-on field implementation and raises minimal administrative charges giving donors excellent value for their donations. The Tashinga Initiative works in partnership with wildlife conservation entities worldwide, notably Conservation Zambezi in the United Kingdom; the CITES MIKES (Minimising of the Illegal Killing of Elephant) project funded by the European Union; Padenga Holdings, Zimbabwe, as well as with Zimbabwean NGO’s, stakeholders, and conservation partners.